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• Lib Dems vote to axe council tax Delegates at the Liberal Democrat conference back calls for the abolition of council tax.
• Telegraph - Council tax rebels appear in court vowing to go to jail Hundreds of homeowners rebelling against record council tax increases are facing prison after being summoned to court for non-payment of their bills as part of a protest which has been dubbed the "Can Pay, Won't Pay" campaign. Requires free registration.
• Telegraph - Tories attack runaway council tax Householders will suffer more punishing rises in their council tax bills next year despite a total 6.5 per cent rise in the amount of money the Government will give to local authorities next year, the Tories claimed yesterday.
• Telegraph - Government tells councils that they can cap tax rises for pensioners Local authorities have been told that they are free to cap council tax rises for pensioners under powers that come into force next month.
• Telegraph: We'll cap council tax, says minister Local authorities will be prevented from introducing council tax rises significantly above the inflation rate, Nick Raynsford, the local government minister, said last night.
• Telegraph - Tories abandon plans to cut pensioners' council tax A string of Tory-run local authorities across southern England yesterday abandoned plans to give pensioners a discount on their council taxes following legal advice.
• Telegraph - Prescott attacks 'cheek' of excessive council tax rises John Prescott launched a strong attack yesterday on those authorities responsible for excessive council tax rises. Requires free registration.
• Telegraph - Council tax rises will bring unrest, says police body A police authority has warned the Government of widespread civil unrest unless it takes action to ease the burden of council tax rises. The Devon and Cornwall Police Authority, which has overall responsibility for the conduct of policing in those counties, says many law-abiding people are risking jail rather than pay increases of up to 40 per cent over the past two years. Requires free registration.
• Telegraph - Labour 'passing the buck' on council tax rises The Government was accused by the Conservatives yesterday of "passing the buck" over big rises in council tax. David Davis, the shadow deputy prime minister, said ministers had used the complexity of the revenue support grant system to push the burden of taxation on to councils and then on to the people who voted for them.